From Amreeka to Pakistan: Waking up to the serenity of Islamabad

Published April 15, 2013
From the sound of live sitar and tablas in the hotel to the green lawns and fountains outside, Aizzah is mesmerised by her surroundings in the capital city. Follow the digital voyage, daily with NYC based writer/actress Aizzah Fatima, as Dawn.com Blog presents her series of Video Logs of her tour to Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore. Her tour encompasses performances with Pakistani artists as well as conducting workshops on writing and acting at National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), Ind

From the sound of live sitar and tablas in the hotel to the green lawns and fountains outside, Aizzah is mesmerised by her surroundings in the capital city.

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Follow the digital voyage, daily with NYC based writer/actress Aizzah Fatima, as Dawn.com Blog presents her series of Video Logs of her tour to Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore.

Her tour encompasses performances with Pakistani artists as well as conducting workshops on writing and acting at National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), Indus Valley Institute of Art and Architecture (IVS), School of Writing, and Arts Council of Pakistan among others.

View the rest of the vlog series here:

http://dawn.com/2013/04/14/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-at-napa-while-khi-is-shutting-down/ http://dawn.com/2013/04/13/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-the-kids-are-nervous/ http://dawn.com/2013/04/12/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-the-isi-comes-to-see-my-performance/http://dawn.com/2013/04/11/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-inspiration-as-an-artist/ http://dawn.com/2013/04/10/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-karachi-i-am-here/ http://dawn.com/2013/04/09/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-the-beginning/

For more about the video blogger:

Follow Aizzah on Twitter @aizzahfatima

Reviews: The Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304203304576446681774039142.html

Backstage: http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/news-and-features/e3id4b5fcc807e83038e7410d643a6d3505

Mooney on Theatre: http://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2011/08/22/review-dirty-pakistani-lingerie-masala-mehndi-masti/

"See this production" - nytheatre.com

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3395194/ Website: www.AizzahFatima.com Video Blog: Aizzah Like Liza

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